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The Witcher 3

Is Tissue Transmutation Worth It?

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This page describes the effects and points required to learn Tissue Transmutation, a Alchemy Skill from the game The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Read on to learn more about this ability and find whether it is any good or not worth investing points into.

Tissue Transmutation General Information

Tissue Transmutation Basic Information

Tissue Transmutation
Tissue Transmutation
Base Effect When consumed, mutatgen decoction increases maximum Vitality by 200 for decoction's effective duration.
Potion Duration Time: +20%
Core Skill Mutation
Skill Branch Alchemy
Required Branch Points 8

Leveling Up Tissue Transmutation

Ability Effect
Tissue Transmutation 1/5 When consumed, mutatgen decoction increases maximum Vitality by 200 for decoction's effective duration.
Potion Duration Time: +20%
Tissue Transmutation 2/5 When consumed, mutatgen decoction increases maximum Vitality by 400 for decoction's effective duration.
Potion Duration Time: +25%
Tissue Transmutation 3/5 When consumed, mutatgen decoction increases maximum Vitality by 600 for decoction's effective duration.
Potion Duration Time: +5%
Tissue Transmutation 4/5 When consumed, mutatgen decoction increases maximum Vitality by 800 for decoction's effective duration.
Potion Duration Time: +10%
Tissue Transmutation 5/5 When consumed, mutatgen decoction increases maximum Vitality by 1000 for decoction's effective duration.
Potion Duration Time: +15%

Is Tissue Transmutation Worth It?

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Tissue Transmutaion is sometimes worth investing points

When this skill is fully upgraded the effect is a little less than having two Greater Green Mutagens with max bonuses. The benefit of this skill is also a little more than having one Greater Green Mutagen with max bonuses complimented by the Synergy skill.

Conclusion

If you are planning a build that revolves around you having a ton of HP, then you should get this skill. The effect of this skill can greatly help your survivability early in the game since it requires little investment to get.

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1 Anonymous Anonymous over 5 years

One of the best skills. How is this not an S! With acquired tolerance and metabolic control I can run 4 decoctions at the same time. So on top of the decoction bonuses I get +4000hp for a single skill slot!

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